Electronic component mounting package

ABSTRACT

An electronic component mounting package includes a semiconductor element which is disposed such that an active surface faces a main surface of a wiring portion, and which is electrically connected to the wiring portion via a first terminal; and a thin film passive element which is disposed between the active surface of the semiconductor element and the main surface of the wiring portion when seen in a lamination direction, and which is electrically connected to the semiconductor element. A part of the first terminal is disposed on an outer side with respect to the thin film passive element in a plan view. A length of the first terminal in the lamination direction disposed on the outer side with respect to the thin film passive element is larger than a thickness of the thin film passive element in the lamination direction.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to an electronic component mountingpackage.

BACKGROUND ART

For packages in which a semiconductor element is mounted, for thepurpose of stabilization and the like of supplying of a power supplyvoltage, a configuration, in which a passive element such as a thin-filmcapacitor is disposed in the vicinity of the semiconductor element, hasbeen examined. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses aconfiguration in which a passive element is disposed inside a substratein which a semiconductor element is mounted. In addition, PatentLiterature 2 discloses a configuration in which an interposer of athin-film capacitor is disposed between a substrate and a semiconductorelement.

CITATION LIST Patent Literature

Patent Literature 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.2013-30528

Patent Literature 2: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.2012-138595

SUMMARY OF INVENTION Technical Problem

However, in configurations disclosed in Patent Literature 1 and PatentLiterature 2, there is a possibility that a passive element disposed inthe vicinity of a semiconductor element will not be able to sufficientlyexhibit characteristics due to noise or the like from outside, such asfrom other electronic components or wiring.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the foregoingcircumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an electroniccomponent mounting package which can appropriately operate asemiconductor element while minimizing deterioration in performance of apassive element caused by noise from outside.

Solution to Problem

In order to achieve the foregoing object, according to an aspect of thepresent invention, there is provided an electronic component mountingpackage including a wiring portion; a semiconductor element which isdisposed such that an active surface faces a main surface of the wiringportion, and which is electrically connected to the wiring portion via afirst terminal; and a thin film passive element which is disposedbetween the active surface of the semiconductor element and the mainsurface of the wiring portion when seen in a lamination direction, andwhich is electrically connected to the semiconductor element. A part ofthe first terminal is disposed on an outer side with respect to the thinfilm passive element in a plan view. A length of the first terminal inthe lamination direction disposed on the outer side with respect to thethin film passive element is larger than a thickness of the thin filmpassive element in the lamination direction.

Since the first terminal larger than the thickness of the thin filmpassive element is disposed on the outer side with respect to the thinfilm passive element in a plan view, noise generated outside reaches thethin film passive element in a state of being alleviated by the firstterminal provided on the outer side of the thin film passive element.Therefore, the semiconductor element can be appropriately operated whileminimizing deterioration in performance of the thin film passive elementcaused by noise from outside.

Here, it is possible to constitute an aspect further including a secondterminal located on the main surface of the wiring portion on the outerside of the first terminal with respect to the thin film passive elementin a plan view and which is longer than the first terminal in thelamination direction.

When the second terminal having a longer length in the laminationdirection than the first terminal is provided on the outer side of thefirst terminal, the influence of noise from outside can be furtherreduced in the thin film passive element. Therefore, the semiconductorelement can be appropriately operated while minimizing deterioration inperformance of the thin film passive element caused by noise fromoutside.

In addition, it is possible to constitute an aspect in which a wholecircumference around the thin film passive element is surrounded by thefirst terminal and the second terminal in a plan view.

When either of the first terminal or the second terminal is disposed tosurround the whole circumference around the thin film passive element,the influence of noise from outside can be reduced in the thin filmpassive element, regardless of the disposition of a noise sourceprovided outside.

It is possible to constitute an aspect in which a plurality of firstterminals and a plurality of second terminals are disposed in orderoutward from the thin film passive element in a plan view, and a gapbetween the first terminals adjacent to each other is smaller than a gapbetween the second terminals adjacent to each other.

As described above, the first terminals and the second terminals aredisposed in order outward from the thin film passive element, and thegap between the first terminals is caused to be smaller than the gapbetween the second terminals. Therefore, the effect of the firstterminals and the second terminals minimizing noise from outside can befurther enhanced.

It is possible to constitute an aspect further including a via conductorwhich electrically connects the thin film passive element and the wiringportion to each other.

According to the foregoing configuration, a short current-flowing pathcan be ensured between the thin film passive element and the wiringportion. Therefore, generation of parasitic capacitance in a currentpath can be minimized, and the function as a semiconductor element canbe improved.

It is possible to constitute an aspect in which the length of the firstterminal is half or less of a wavelength of noise received by the thinfilm passive element from a noise source.

The wavelength of noise received by the thin film passive element variesin accordance with the noise source. However, since the length of thefirst terminal is caused to be half or less of the wavelength of noise,the effect of minimizing noise can be enhanced.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

According to the present invention, there is provided an electroniccomponent mounting package which can appropriately operate asemiconductor element while minimizing deterioration in performance of apassive element caused by noise from outside.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a configuration of an electroniccomponent mounting package according to an embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 is a view describing a mounting structure including theelectronic component mounting package.

FIG. 3 is a view describing a first manufacturing method for theelectronic component mounting package.

FIG. 4 is another view describing the first manufacturing method for theelectronic component mounting package.

FIG. 5 is a view describing a second manufacturing method for theelectronic component mounting package.

FIG. 6 is a view describing the second manufacturing method for theelectronic component mounting package.

FIG. 7 is a view describing a first modification example of anelectronic component mounting package.

FIG. 8 is a view describing a second modification example of anelectronic component mounting package.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, an embodiment of thepresent invention will be described in detail. The same reference signsare applied to the same elements in description of the drawings, andduplicated description is omitted.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a configuration describing anelectronic component mounting package according to the embodiment of thepresent invention. For example, the electronic component mountingpackage illustrated in FIG. 1 is used in electronic instruments such ascommunication terminals.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, an electronic component mounting package 1 hasa wiring portion 10, an insulating portion 20 provided on the wiringportion 10, a thin film passive element 30 provided inside theinsulating portion 20 on the wiring portion 10, and a semiconductorelement 40 provided inside the insulating portion 20 on the wiringportion 10, that is, on the thin film passive element 30.

The wiring portion 10 is constituted of a so-called multilayer wiringsubstrate, in which a plurality of insulating layers 11 formed of aninsulative material and a plurality of conducting layers 12 formed of aconductive material are alternately laminated in a lamination direction(vertical direction in FIG. 1: in FIG. 1, the lamination direction isindicated with an arrow A), and a plurality of via conductors 13constituted of a conductive material for electrically connecting theplurality of conducting layers to each other are formed. In FIG. 1 andthe like, the wiring portion 10 is schematically illustrated. Each ofthe insulating layers 11 and the conducting layers 12 in the wiringportion 10 may be a single layer. For example, a resin (a polyimideresin, an epoxy resin, an acrylic resin, a phenol resin, or the like)can be used as a main composition of the insulating layer 11. Inaddition, a material having a main composition of tantalum (Ta), nickel(Ni), copper (Cu), tungsten (W), platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), iridium(Ir), ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), an alloy containing these metals,and intermetallic compounds is suitably used for the conducting layer12. However, the material is not limited thereto. The term “maincomposition” indicates that the proportion of the correspondingcomposition is 50 mass % or more.

The insulating portion 20 is provided on the wiring portion 10. Thematerial of the insulating portion 20 need only be an insulatingmaterial and is not particularly limited. For example, a resin (apolyimide resin, an epoxy resin, an acrylic resin, a phenol resin, orthe like) can be used as the main composition. A filler havinginsulating properties or high electrical resistance may be incorporatedinside the insulating portion 20. Accordingly, mechanical strength ofthe insulating portion 20 can be enhanced. The insulating portion 20 isalso provided between the wiring portion 10 and the thin film passiveelement 30, between the wiring portion 10 and the semiconductor element40, and the like. That is, the insulating portion 20 functions as asealing material for sealing the thin film passive element 30 and thesemiconductor element 40.

The thin film passive element 30 is provided on the wiring portion 10with the insulating portion 20 therebetween. The thin film passiveelement 30 is a passive element (passive component) connected toconducting wiring of the wiring portion 10 and the semiconductor element40. In FIG. 1, a case in which the thin film passive element 30 is athin-film capacitor having an upper electrode 31, a dielectric layer 33,and a lower electrode 32 laminated in this order from above in thelamination direction will be described. That is, the upper electrode 31is provided on the semiconductor element 40 side, and the lowerelectrode 32 is provided on the wiring portion 10 side. FIG. 1illustrates an example in which the upper electrode 31 is divided into aplurality of electrodes. However, in addition to the upper electrode 31,the lower electrode 32 may also be divided. In addition, both the upperelectrode 31 and the lower electrode 32 do not have to be divided. Inaddition, the structure of the thin film passive element 30 may besuitably changed. In accordance with the structure of the thin filmpassive element 30, the shape and the like of wiring for connecting thewiring portion 10 and the semiconductor element 40 to each other arealso suitably changed.

As a material for the upper electrode 31 and the lower electrode 32, amaterial having a main composition of tantalum (Ta), nickel (Ni), copper(Cu), tungsten (W), platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), iridium (Ir),ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), an alloy containing these metals, andintermetallic compounds is suitably used for the electrodes. However,the material is not limited thereto. Each of the electrodes may includea slight amount of impurities or the like, in addition to a materialwhich becomes the main composition. A combination of materials for theupper electrode 31 and the lower electrode 32 is not particularlylimited. For example, Cu can be the main composition of the upperelectrode 31, and Ni can be the main composition of the lower electrode32. The term “main composition” indicates that the proportion of thecorresponding composition is 50 mass % or more.

The dielectric layer 33 is constituted of a Perovskite-based dielectricmaterial. Here, the Perovskite-based dielectric material in the presentembodiment includes a dielectric (ferroelectric) material having aPerovskite structure such as barium titanate (BaTiO₃), barium strontiumtitanate ((Ba_(1-x)Sr_(x))TiO₃), (Ba_(1-x)Ca_(x))TiO₃, PbTiO₃, orPb(Zr_(x)Ti_(1-x))O₃, and a composite Perovskite relaxer-typeferroelectric material represented by Pb(Mg_(1/3)Nb_(2/3))O₃ and thelike. Here, in the Perovskite structure and the Perovskite relaxer-typeferroelectric material described above, generally, the ratio of a B siteto an A site is an integer ratio. However, for the sake of improvementof characteristics, the ratio may be intentionally deviated from theinteger ratio. The dielectric layer 33 may suitably contain additives asaccessory compositions to control characteristics of the dielectriclayer 33.

The insulating portion 20 is provided between the lower electrode 32 ofthe thin film passive element 30 and a main surface 10 a which is anupper surface of the wiring portion 10. Inside this insulating portion20, a plurality of via conductors 21, in which a penetration holeextending in the lamination direction is formed and a conductor isintroduced into the hole, are provided. The disposition, the number, thesize, and the like of the via conductors 21 are suitably changed basedon the shape of the lower electrode 32, and wiring and the like in thewiring portion 10.

The semiconductor element 40 is provided above the thin film passiveelement 30. The semiconductor element 40 used in the electroniccomponent mounting package 1 is not particularly limited. For example, alarge scale integrated circuit (LSI), an application specific integratedcircuit (ASIC), and a central processing unit (CPU) can be used. Thesemiconductor element 40 is attached such that an active surface 40 abecomes a lower side and faces the thin film passive element 30. Thesemiconductor element 40 has a larger main surface than the thin filmpassive element 30. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 1, these are disposedsuch that the semiconductor element 40 overlaps the thin film passiveelement 30 from above when seen in the lamination direction. In otherwords, in a plan view, an end portion of the semiconductor element 40 isin a state of being disposed around the thin film passive element 30. Inthe present embodiment, a plan view indicates a state in which a surface(a surface including an arrow B direction in FIG. 1) orthogonal to thelamination direction is seen in the lamination direction (an arrow Adirection).

In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, an example in which the thin filmpassive element 30 and the semiconductor element 40 are directlyconnected to each other is illustrated. However, the insulating portion20 may be interposed between the thin film passive element 30 and thesemiconductor element 40, and the thin film passive element 30 and thesemiconductor element 40 may be electrically connected to each other bya conducting material (for example, solder, an Au bump, or a Cu coreball) which is provided in the insulating portion 20 and extends in thelamination direction. In addition, FIG. 1 illustrates a so-calleddouble-sided electrode structure in which the lower electrode 32 of thethin film passive element 30 is electrically connected to the wiringportion 10 via the via conductors 21 below thereof, and the upperelectrode 31 of the thin film passive element 30 and the semiconductorelement 40 are electrically connected to each other. However, the thinfilm passive element 30 may have a so-called one-sided electrodestructure. In such a case, no via conductor 21 (conductor) is providedbetween the thin film passive element 30 and the wiring portion 10. Inthis manner, the electrode structure of the thin film passive element30, the disposition of wiring for connecting the thin film passiveelement 30 and another component to each other, and the like can besuitably changed.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, a plurality of first terminals 23 for directlyconnecting the semiconductor element 40 and the wiring portion 10 toeach other are provided in the insulating portion 20 around the thinfilm passive element 30. The first terminal 23 is a terminal in which aconductor is introduced into the penetration hole penetrating theinsulating portion 20 between the semiconductor element 40 and thewiring portion 10 in the lamination direction, and which is used as thesignal transmitting conducting wiring connecting the semiconductorelement 40 and the wiring portion 10 to each other. The first terminal23 is provided inside the insulating portion 20 at a position notoverlapping the thin film passive element 30 in a plan view, forexample, at a position on an outer side with respect to the thin filmpassive element 30 in a plan view. Therefore, no thin film passiveelement 30 is disposed at a position where the first terminal 23extending in the lamination direction is provided, and the insulatingportion 20 is provided between the wiring portion 10 and thesemiconductor element 40. In the insulating portion 20 between thesemiconductor element 40 and the wiring portion 10 where the firstterminal 23 is provided, the thickness thereof (length in the laminationdirection) is thicker than the thickness of the thin film passiveelement 30. Therefore, the length of the first terminal 23 seen in thelamination direction becomes larger than the thickness of the thin filmpassive element 30. The disposition, the number, the size, and the likeof the first terminal 23 are suitably changed based on the shape of thesemiconductor element 40, and wiring and the like in the wiring portion10.

If the first terminal 23 is provided at a position on the outer sidewith respect to the thin film passive element 30 in a plan view, noisefrom outside is alleviated by the first terminal 23. Accordingly, it ispossible to minimize the influence to the thin film passive element 30caused by noise. Therefore, deterioration in performance of the thinfilm passive element 30 can be minimized, and the performance of thesemiconductor element 40 which operates together with the thin filmpassive element 30 can also be appropriately maintained.

The expression “an outer side with respect to the thin film passiveelement 30 in a plan view” indicates an outer side of the thin filmpassive element 30 in a plan view when the thin film passive element 30is disposed at the center. That is, the expression “the first terminal23 is disposed on an outer side with respect to the thin film passiveelement 30 in a plan view” indicates that at least a part of the firstterminal 23 is present on an outer side of an outer circumference of thethin film passive element 30. When there are a plurality of firstterminals 23, all of the first terminals 23 do not have to be providedon the outer side with respect to the thin film passive element 30.However, if a number of first terminals 23 are provided on the outerside and are disposed while having predetermined gaps such that theouter circumference of the thin film passive element 30 is entirelysurrounded, the influence to the thin film passive element 30 caused bynoise from outside can be reduced. That is, if the proportion of thesection of the outer circumference of the thin film passive element 30surrounded by the first terminals 23 increases, the influence to thethin film passive element 30 caused by noise from outside can be furtherreduced.

In addition, a plurality of second terminals 25 directly connecting theupper surface of the insulating portion 20 and the wiring portion 10 toeach other are provided in the insulating portion 20 around thesemiconductor element 40. The second terminal 25 is a terminal in whicha conductor is introduced into the penetration hole penetrating theinsulating portion 20 provided on the outer side of the semiconductorelement 40, in the lamination direction. FIG. 2 illustrates a substratemounting structure in which an external electronic component or the likeis connected to the electronic component mounting package 1 according tothe present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 2, in a substratemounting structure 2, an electronic component 60 is provided in an upperportion of the electronic component mounting package 1. FIG. 2illustrates a configuration in which the electronic component 60includes a substrate 61, an element portion 62 on the substrate 61, andan insulating portion 63 covering the element portion 62. However, theconfiguration of the electronic component 60 is not particularlylimited. The electronic component 60 is electrically connected to thewiring portion 10 of the electronic component mounting package 1 via thesecond terminal 25 and an external terminal 64 electrically connected tothe second terminal 25. In this manner, the second terminal 25 is aterminal for electrically connecting an external electronic componentwhich is not included in the electronic component mounting package 1,and the conductor of the wiring portion 10.

Similar to the first terminal 23, if the second terminal 25 is providedat a position on the outer side with respect to the thin film passiveelement 30 in a plan view, noise from outside is also alleviated by thesecond terminal 25. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize theinfluence to the thin film passive element 30 caused by noise.Therefore, deterioration in performance of the thin film passive element30 can be minimized, and the performance of the semiconductor element 40which operates together with the thin film passive element 30 can alsobe appropriately maintained.

The expression “the second terminal 25 is disposed on an outer side withrespect to the thin film passive element 30 in a plan view” indicatesthat at least a part of the second terminal 25 is present on an outerside of the outer circumference of the thin film passive element 30.When there are a plurality of second terminals 25, all of the secondterminals 25 do not have to be provided on the outer side with respectto the thin film passive element 30. However, if a number of secondterminals 25 are provided on the outer side and are disposed whilehaving predetermined gaps such that the outer circumference of the thinfilm passive element 30 is entirely surrounded, the influence to thethin film passive element 30 caused by noise from outside can bereduced. That is, if the proportion of the section of the outercircumference of the thin film passive element 30 surrounded by thefirst terminals 23 increases, the influence to the thin film passiveelement 30 caused by noise from outside can be further reduced.Moreover, as illustrated in FIG. 1 and the like, it is possible toconstitute an aspect in which the second terminal 25 is provided on theouter side of the first terminal 23. In this configuration, theinfluence to the thin film passive element 30 caused by noise fromoutside can be further reduced.

Returning to FIG. 1, the second terminal 25 is provided inside theinsulating portion 20 at a position not overlapping the semiconductorelement 40 in a plan view. Therefore, in the insulating portion 20 at aposition where the second terminal 25 extending in the laminationdirection is provided, the thickness thereof (length in the laminationdirection) is thicker than the thickness of the insulating portion 20 ina region in which the first terminal 23 is provided. Therefore, thelength of the second terminal 25 seen in the lamination directionbecomes longer than the length of the first terminal 23. Therefore, thelength (thickness) seen in the lamination direction satisfies therelationship of “second terminal 25>first terminal 23>thin film passiveelement 30”. The disposition, the number, the size, and the like of thesecond terminal 25 are suitably changed based on the shape of anexternal component which becomes a target to be connected through thesecond terminal 25, and wiring and the like in the wiring portion 10.The shape of the second terminal 25 does not have to be the shape of aconductor post as illustrated in FIG. 1 and the like. For example, thesecond terminal 25 may be formed of a solder ball, a Cu (copper) coreball, or the like.

The gap (pitch) between adjacent first terminals 23 of the plurality offirst terminals 23, and the gap (pitch) between adjacent secondterminals 25 of the plurality of second terminals 25 may be suitably setin accordance with wiring design or the like of the wiring portion 10.However, when the gap (pitch) between adjacent first terminals 23 issmaller than the gap (pitch) between adjacent second terminals 25,characteristics as the electronic component mounting package 1 areimproved.

A bump 15 functioning as an external terminal in accordance with theconducting wiring inside the wiring portion 10 is provided on the mainsurface on a side opposite to the main surface 10 a on a side where thethin film passive element 30 of the wiring portion 10 is provided. Thedisposition, the number, and the like of the bump 15 can be suitablychanged.

The dimensions of each portion of the electronic component mountingpackage 1 are not particularly limited. For example, the thickness ofthe electronic component mounting package 1 can be within a range ofapproximately 100 μm to several millimeters, for example. In addition,the thickness of the wiring portion 10 can be within a range ofapproximately 50 μm to 1 mm. In addition, the thickness of the thin filmpassive element 30 can be within a range of approximately 5 μm to 50 μm,and the thickness of the semiconductor element 40 can be within a rangeof approximately several tens of μm to several hundreds of μm.

Next, a manufacturing method for the electronic component mountingpackage 1 will be described. In the present embodiment, as themanufacturing method for the electronic component mounting package 1,two methods will be described. First, with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, afirst method will be described. Next, with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, asecond method will be described.

The first method is a method in which each portion included in theelectronic component mounting package 1 is formed from an upper side(semiconductor element 40 side) when seen in the lamination direction.First, as illustrated in FIG. 3(A), the semiconductor element 40 isplaced on a support plate 70 such as a wafer or a glass, and the thinfilm passive element 30 is mounted on the active surface 40 a of thesemiconductor element 40. In FIG. 3(A) and the diagrams thereafter, astate in which one semiconductor element 40 is placed on one supportplate 70 is illustrated. However, actually, a plurality of electroniccomponent mounting packages are manufactured on one support plate 70 atthe same time. Therefore, a plurality of semiconductor elements 40 aredisposed on the support plate 70 with predetermined gaps. In addition, aconductor post 25A serving as the second terminal 25 is disposed at apredetermined position between adjacent semiconductor elements 40 on thesupport plate 70. When the conductor post 25A serving as the secondterminal 25 has a material and a shape which are self-standing, theconductor post 25A can be disposed on the support plate 70 in thismanner.

Next, as illustrated in FIG. 3(B), the insulating portion 20 is formedby introducing a mold resin around the semiconductor element 40, thethin film passive element 30, and the conductor post 25A. Accordingly,the semiconductor element 40 and the thin film passive element 30 are ina state of being embedded inside the insulating portion 20. In addition,the second terminal 25 inside the insulating portion 20 is formed whenthe region around the conductor post 25A is also covered with theinsulating portion 20. As necessary, the surface may be polished for thepurpose of exposing the upper end of the conductor post 25A.

Next, as illustrated in FIG. 4(A), in the insulating portion 20,penetration holes 21B and 23B penetrating the insulating portion 20 areformed at positions where the via conductors 21 and the first terminals23 are provided. For example, the penetration holes 21B and 23B can bemanufactured through machining or the like utilizing a laser, a blastingmethod, a jig, or the like. The shape of the penetration holes 21B and23B corresponds to the shapes of the via conductors 21 and the firstterminals 23. However, when the penetration holes 21B and 23B are formedthrough laser processing, so-called tapered penetration holes 21B and23B of which a bottom portion (the semiconductor element 40 side or thethin film passive element 30 side) is narrowed in diameter are formed.Thereafter, as illustrated in FIG. 4(B), the via conductors 21 and thefirst terminals 23 are formed by introducing a conductor into thepenetration holes 21B and 23B. Next, as necessary, after the uppersurface of the insulating portion 20 is polished, the wiring portion 10is formed. The wiring portion 10 is manufactured by a known method. Thewiring portion 10 may be manufactured while the insulating layers 11 andthe conducting layers 12 are alternately laminated on the insulatingportion 20. However, a wiring portion 10 manufactured in a differentstep may be configured to be attached to the upper portion of theinsulating portion 20. As a result, as illustrated in FIG. 4(B), aconfiguration in which the wiring portion 10 is attached to the upperportion of the insulating portion 20 can be obtained. Thereafter, thebump 15 is attached to the upper portion of the wiring portion 10, andthe support plate 70 is removed. Then, the electronic component mountingpackage 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 can be obtained.

Next, the second method will be described. The second method is a methodin which each portion included in the electronic component mountingpackage 1 is formed from a lower side (wiring portion 10 side) when seenin the lamination direction. First, as illustrated in FIG. 5(A), thewiring portion 10 is placed on the support plate 70 such as a wafer or aglass, and a conductor post 23A corresponding to the first terminal 23is formed on the wiring portion 10. The wiring portion 10 ismanufactured by a known method. The wiring portion 10 may bemanufactured while the insulating layers 11 and the conducting layers 12are alternately laminated on the support plate 70. However, a wiringportion 10 manufactured in a different step may be configured to beattached to the upper portion of the support plate 70. In addition, whenthe conductor post 23A serving as the first terminal 23 has a materialand a shape which are self-standing, the conductor post 23A can bedisposed on the wiring portion 10 in this manner.

Next, the semiconductor element 40 and the thin film passive element 30for combining the wiring portion 10 and the conductor post 23A on thesupport plate 70 are separately prepared. As illustrated in FIG. 5(B),after the semiconductor element 40 and the thin film passive element 30are combined, a conductor pad 43 is proved at a position where the firstterminal 23 is attached on the active surface 40 a of the semiconductorelement 40. In place of the conductor pad 43, a conductor may be adheredby soldering or the like. The conductor pad 43 is also used forpositioning when the conductor post 23A and the semiconductor element 40are connected to each other.

Next, as illustrated in FIG. 6(A), the wiring portion 10 and thesemiconductor element 40 are combined such that the conductor post 23Aon the wiring portion 10 and the conductor pad 43 on the semiconductorelement 40 are electrically connected to each other. In this case, aconductor post 21A corresponding to the via conductors 21 electricallyconnecting the thin film passive element 30 and the wiring portion 10 toeach other is also separately provided. Accordingly, the wiring portion10 and the semiconductor element 40, and the wiring portion 10 and thethin film passive element 30 are electrically connected to each other bya conductor.

Next, as illustrated in FIG. 6(B), the insulating portion 20 is formedby introducing a mold resin around the semiconductor element 40, thethin film passive element 30, and the conductor posts 21A and 23A on thewiring portion 10. Accordingly, the semiconductor element 40 and thethin film passive element 30 are in a state of being embedded inside theinsulating portion 20. In addition, the via conductors 21 and the firstterminals 23 inside the insulating portion 20 are formed when the regionaround the conductor posts 21A and 23A is also covered with theinsulating portion 20. Thereafter, a penetration hole 25B penetratingthe insulating portion 20 is formed at a position where the secondterminal 25 is provided. For example, the penetration hole 25B can bemanufactured through machining or the like utilizing a laser, a blastingmethod, a jig, or the like. The shape of the penetration hole 25Bcorresponds to the shapes of the second terminal 25. However, when thepenetration hole 25B is formed through laser processing, a so-calledtapered penetration hole 25B of which a bottom portion (the wiringportion 10 side) is narrowed in diameter is formed. Thereafter, asillustrated in FIG. 6(B), the second terminal 25 is formed byintroducing a conductor into the penetration hole 25B. As necessary, theupper surface of the insulating portion 20 is polished, the supportplate 70 is removed, and the bump 15 is attached. Then, the electroniccomponent mounting package 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 can be obtained.

As described above, in the electronic component mounting package 1according to the present embodiment, the first terminal 23 having alength in the lamination direction larger than the thickness of the thinfilm passive element 30 is disposed on the outer side with respect tothe thin film passive element 30 in a plan view. In this case, theinfluence of noise generated outside is minimized by the first terminal23 provided on the outer side of the thin film passive element 30.Therefore, the thin film passive element 30 receives small noise.Electronic component mounting packages in the related art have a problemthat performance of the thin film passive element 30 is deterioratedwhen a connection part between the thin film passive element 30 and thesemiconductor element 40 receives the influence of noise from outside.However, when a shielding structure or the like for avoiding theinfluence of noise from outside is employed, there is a problem that thesubstrate is increased in size, leading to a problem that theconfiguration cannot follow the demand for miniaturization in recentyears. In contrast, in the electronic component mounting package 1according to the present embodiment, in addition to the disposition ofthe thin film passive element 30 and the semiconductor element 40, thefirst terminal 23 connecting the semiconductor element 40 and the wiringportion 10 to each other is disposed in the foregoing relationship, sothat the semiconductor element 40 can be appropriately operated whileminimizing deterioration in performance of the thin film passive element30 caused by noise from outside.

In addition, as in the electronic component mounting package 1 accordingto the present embodiment, in the case of a configuration in which theinfluence of noise from outside to the thin film passive element 30 isminimized by the first terminal 23 while the thin film passive element30 is disposed on the wiring portion 10 and the semiconductor element 40is disposed thereon, limitation related to the design of wiring aroundthe thin film passive element 30 can be reduced.

If the distance between the semiconductor element 40 and the mainsurface of the wiring portion 10 in the lamination direction, that is,the length of the first terminal 23 is half or less of the wavelength ofnoise from a noise source received by the thin film passive element 30,the effect of reducing noise can be further enhanced. The wavelength ofnoise varies depending on the noise source. In the electronic componentmounting package 1 according to the present embodiment, it is postulatedthat the wavelength of noise received by the thin film passive element30 is within a range of approximately 1 mm to several millimeters.Therefore, when the length of the first terminal 23 is half or less ofthe foregoing wavelength, the effect of reducing noise is furtherenhanced, and the function as the semiconductor element 40 is alsoimproved.

In addition, from the viewpoint of minimizing noise, if at least thefirst terminal 23 is provided, the influence of noise received by thethin film passive element 30 can be reduced. However, as described abovein the embodiment, if the second terminal 25 having a longer length inthe lamination direction than the first terminal 23 is provided on theouter side of the first terminal 23 with respect to the thin filmpassive element 30 in a plan view, the second terminal 25 can furtherreduce the influence of noise received by the thin film passive element30 from outside. Therefore, the semiconductor element 40 can beappropriately operated while minimizing deterioration in performance ofthe thin film passive element 30 caused by noise from outside.

If at least one first terminals 23 and one second terminals 25 areprovided on the outer side of the thin film passive element 30,minimizing noise from outside is realized. However, when the section ofthe outer circumference of the thin film passive element 30 surroundedby the first terminals 23 and the second terminals 25 as described aboveincreases, the effect of minimizing noise from outside can be enhanced.Therefore, when the number of the first terminals 23 and the secondterminals 25 provided on the outer side of the thin film passive element30 increases, noise can be minimized. Then, when either of the firstterminal 23 or the second terminal 25 is disposed to surround the wholecircumference around the thin film passive element 30, the influence ofnoise from outside can be reduced in the thin film passive element 30,regardless of the disposition of a noise source provided outside.

In addition, as described above in the embodiment, in a plan view, whenthe first terminals 23 and the second terminals 25 are disposed in orderoutward from the thin film passive element 30, and the gap between thefirst terminals 23 is caused to be smaller than the gap between thesecond terminals 25, the effect of the first terminal 23 and the secondterminal 25 minimizing noise from outside can be further enhanced. Thatis, noise from outside is first reduced by the second terminals 25 onthe outer side. Thereafter, in a state of being further reduced by thefirst terminals 23 the noise reaches the thin film passive element 30.Since noise can be appropriately minimized in this manner, thesemiconductor element 40 can be appropriately operated while minimizingdeterioration in performance of the thin film passive element 30 causedby noise from outside. However, even when the gap between the firstterminals 23 is larger than the gap between the second terminals 25,noise from outside is minimized by the first terminals 23 and the secondterminals 25.

When the gap between adjacent first terminals 23 (or between adjacentsecond terminals 25) increases, a synergistic effect of a plurality ofadjacent first terminals 23 minimizing noise cannot be enhanced, so thatthere is a possibility that noise will not be sufficiently minimized.The effect of minimizing noise can be enhanced by sufficiently reducing(specifically, approximately 100 μm or smaller between adjacent firstterminals 23, and approximately 300 μm or smaller between adjacentsecond terminals 25) the gap between adjacent first terminals 23 (orbetween adjacent second terminals 25). If the gap between adjacent firstterminals 23 (or between adjacent second terminals 25) is half or lessof the wavelength of noise received by the thin film passive element 30from the noise source, a synergistic effect of minimizing noise can beachieved.

In addition, when a plurality of thin film passive elements 30 aremounted on the wiring portion 10, if the first terminals 23 (and thesecond terminals 25) are disposed such that the outer circumference of aplurality of thin film passive elements 30 is surrounded in itsentirety, the effect of minimizing noise from outside can be achieved.In order to minimize noise received by the thin film passive element 30from outside, the first terminals 23 (and the second terminals 25) forreducing noise may be provided between an external component, whichbecomes a noise source, and the thin film passive element 30. Therefore,even when a plurality of thin film passive elements 30 are mounted, ifthe first terminals 23 (and the second terminals 25) are providedbetween each of a plurality of thin film passive elements 30 and anexternal component which becomes a noise source, noise can beappropriately minimized. If the first terminals 23 (and the secondterminals 25) are also provided between adjacent thin film passiveelements 30 of the plurality of thin film passive elements 30, theinfluence of noise in each of the thin film passive elements 30 can befurther minimized.

In addition, in the electronic component mounting package 1 of theforegoing embodiment, the via conductors 21 electrically connecting thethin film passive element 30 and the wiring portion 10 to each other areprovided. According to such a configuration, a short current-flowingpath can be ensured between the thin film passive element 30 and thewiring portion 10. Therefore, generation of parasitic capacitance in acurrent path can be minimized, and the function as the semiconductorelement 40 can be improved. In addition, the degree of freedom in designof wiring is enhanced, so that performance can be improved from theviewpoint of path design. In place of the via conductors 21, anotherconducting material, for example, solder, an Au bump, or a Cu core ballcan be used.

Hereinabove, the embodiment of the present invention has been described.However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to theembodiment described above, and various changes can be made within arange not departing from the gist thereof.

For example, the size, the shape, and the like related to the thin filmpassive element 30 and the semiconductor element 40 can be suitablychanged. In addition, the structure, the disposition, and the like ofthe wiring portion 10 can also be suitably changed.

In addition, the wiring portion and the semiconductor element in theelectronic component mounting package, and the structure around the thinfilm passive element can also be suitably changed.

FIG. 7 is a view illustrating an electronic component mounting package 3according to a first modification example. In the electronic componentmounting package 3 illustrated in FIG. 7, an element portion (forexample, a memory) connected to the wiring portion 10 is provided at aposition where the bump 15 is provided in the case of the electroniccomponent mounting package 1 described in the foregoing embodiment.Specifically, in the electronic component mounting package 3, an elementportion 65 is provided with respect to the wiring portion 10 on a sideopposite to the semiconductor element 40. In addition, the elementportion 65 and the wiring portion 10 are connected to each other with abump 66 therebetween. In this structure, the distance between thesemiconductor element 40 and the element portion 65 becomes shorter, sothat operational performance of the semiconductor element 40 can befurther enhanced.

FIG. 8 is a view illustrating an electronic component mounting package 4according to a second modification example. In the electronic componentmounting package 4 illustrated in FIG. 8, an element portion (forexample, a memory) is provided to be adjacent to the semiconductorelement 40 in the electronic component mounting package 1 described inthe foregoing embodiment. Specifically, in the electronic componentmounting package 4, the element portion 65 is provided next to thesemiconductor element 40 inside the insulating portion 20. In addition,the element portion 65 and the wiring portion 10 are connected to eachother by a third terminal 67. In this manner, even in the case of astructure in which the element portion 65 is disposed inside theinsulating portion 20, the distance between the semiconductor element 40and the element portion 65 becomes shorter, so that operationalperformance of the semiconductor element 40 can be further enhanced.

In addition, no second terminal 25 is provided in the electroniccomponent mounting package 3 illustrated in FIG. 7 and the electroniccomponent mounting package 4 illustrated in FIG. 8. In this manner, whenthe second terminal 25 for electrically connecting an externalelectronic component, which is not included in the electronic componentmounting package 1, and a conductor of the wiring portion 10 to eachother is not necessary, it can be omitted.

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-   1 Electronic component mounting package-   2 Substrate mounting structure-   10 Wiring portion-   20 Insulating portion-   21 Via conductor-   23 First terminal-   25 Second terminal-   30 Thin film passive element-   40 Semiconductor element

1. An electronic component mounting package comprising: a wiringportion; a semiconductor element which is disposed such that an activesurface faces a main surface of the wiring portion, and which iselectrically connected to the wiring portion via a first terminal; and athin film passive element which is disposed between the active surfaceof the semiconductor element and the main surface of the wiring portionwhen seen in a lamination direction, and which is electrically connectedto the semiconductor element, wherein a part of the first terminal isdisposed on an outer side with respect to the thin film passive elementin a plan view, and wherein a length of the first terminal in thelamination direction disposed on the outer side with respect to the thinfilm passive element is larger than a thickness of the thin film passiveelement in the lamination direction.
 2. The electronic componentmounting package according to claim 1, further comprising: a secondterminal located on the main surface of the wiring portion on the outerside of the first terminal with respect to the thin film passive elementin a plan view and which is longer than the first terminal in thelamination direction.
 3. The electronic component mounting packageaccording to claim 2, wherein a whole circumference around the thin filmpassive element is surrounded by the first terminal and the secondterminal in a plan view.
 4. The electronic component mounting packageaccording to claim 2, wherein a plurality of first terminals and aplurality of second terminals are disposed in order outward from thethin film passive element in a plan view, and a gap between the firstterminals adjacent to each other is smaller than a gap between thesecond terminals adjacent to each other.
 5. The electronic componentmounting package according to claim 1, further comprising: a viaconductor which electrically connects the thin film passive element andthe wiring portion to each other.
 6. The electronic component mountingpackage according to claim 1, wherein the length of the first terminalis half or less of a wavelength of noise received by the thin filmpassive element from a noise source.